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Diabetes SA grants improve future health outcomes
University of Adelaide researchers focusing on improving the health outcomes of people with diabetes have been granted funding by Diabetes SA.
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Confirmed link between maternal asthma and child allergies
For the first time, researchers from the University of Adelaide’s Robinson Research Institute, University of South Australia and University of Queensland have confirmed maternal asthma increases risks of child allergies.
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Nobel Laureate’s life achievements celebrated
Nobel Laureate, Dr John Robin Warren AC, has passed away aged 87.
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AI partnership takes a step in the Ryght direction
As part of a burgeoning strategic partnership, the University of Adelaide and California-based leading enterprise generative AI (GenAI) technology company Ryght have signed an MOU that will help to lift South Australia’s capability in the artificial intelligence sector.
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Copper consortium’s lasting impact on mining industry
A South Australian-based consortium of universities including the University of Adelaide has worked with METS partners, mining companies and key stakeholders to unlock significant economic potential. Innovative research projects have increased copper recovery, throughput and production, resulting in millions of dollars’ worth of potential benefit to Australia.
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New Zealand’s flightless birds are retreating to moa refuges
Researchers have found New Zealand’s endangered flightless birds are seeking refuge in the locations where six species of moa last lived before going extinct.
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The ocean is becoming too loud for oysters
Baby oysters rely on natural acoustic cues to settle in specific environments, but new research from the University of Adelaide reveals that noise from human activity is interfering with this critical process.
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New funding to combat youth extremism in Australia
Funding has been awarded for an Australian-first University of Adelaide project analysing the digital pathways of violent extremism in young Australians, creating a better understanding of the risks and influences of online communities.
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Experts available to comment on Olympics topics
Paris 2024 begins this week, and the University of Adelaide has a knowledgeable team of experts who have trained their brains to be in prime form to provide expert comment on a range of sports- and Olympics-related topics.
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Monotremes are unique, inside and out
The identification of a key gene in monotremes has increased our understanding of why the stomachs of platypuses and echidnas are atypically small, non-acidic, and, in the instance of platypuses, lack a pyloric sphincter.